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How exciting that you're on your way to surgery. Time will fly by now and before you know it you'll be posting that you are post-op!
Keep us updated and let us know how you are doing or if you have any questions.
Have a great day!
Carol
Glad to hear from you and keep posting.
Carol
Welcome to the Iowa Forum. It's a great place to be.
I am glad to hear you say you're nervous. I think everyone is because we don't know what to expect in our situation. I was nervous when I found out I was scheduled for surgery but as the time got closer to the surgery date, I felt very comfortable with my decision. I knew I was in the best hands with Dr. Jamal and his team.
As you progress to the different eating plans, you'll adjust to them just fine. Think about all the different diets you've been on in your life and how motivated you are to follow them. The liquid and pureed eating plans are just the same. We follow them so we can have great results. I remember being post-op and doing the blended liquid diet from day 8-28 and thinking that I'd never be able to eat anything else because I was so full eating just the blended liquids (skim milk, double milk puddings, cream soups, etc). As your pouch heals, you're able to move to the next eating plan with a smooth transition. I think you need to remember to take it slowly and follow the bariatric team's instructions to a T. They will take good care of you and you have to trust that they know what they are doing. That's how you know you have selected the correct surgeon!
Keep posting and let us know how things are going for you. Hopefully you'll hear very soon from your insurance company.
Have a great week!
Carol
Even though we got the snow, spring is in the air................robins are all over the place and that's a sure sign that spring is here.
Hope everyone is doing well and staying focused on their journey.
Carol
It sounds like you are doing great! I've heard a lot of post-op patients mention "getting in their proteins". Is that difficult? I'm still in the pre-op phase (I have 5 more monthly visits to go with my internist, before I can be referred to a surgeon). Congratulations on your weight-loss so far, you make it sound so easy!
Carol B
Hey everyone! Well today is my 2 month "surgiversary"! Once again I cant believe how quickly time is going by! So many things have changed since surgery! I officially hit ONEderland today!!!!! So excited about that. The last 3lbs were quite the struggle and I was beginning to wonder if I would ever see a "1" as the first number on the scale, but finally this morning I did!! Whew!! I can now cross my legs while sitting in the car...still not quite as good as I would like to, but crossed non-the-less, so I will celebrate it! Ive been going through my closet and eliminating clothes that I can no longer fit into, I have 4 piles which will probably fill 3 garbage bags of clothes to get rid of!! I need to update a few things, like capri pants and some new shirts as I only have t-shirts right now. Im on the "General Diet" now also. I have been doing well with my foods. I journal them everyday to make sure Im getting enough protein in and not too many calories. Does anyone else do this? I am 63lbs down Total since the beginning of my journey in October and 38lbs down since surgery. Only 2 more lbs to 40, which is right around 20lbs a month so far, so thats not too shabby!! I only have a little over 60 more lbs to go to reach MY goal, so Im about half way there. (I hope i wont have to re-adjust my goal but my surgeon says I should be able to get to 120 easily, im shooting for 135/130ish at this point) :):):)
Well thats all for today, anyone else have anything exciting to share??
Stay warm everyone, its snowing again!?!?! I thought it was spring now??
~Jenn
heaviest/pre-op/current/goal
262/237/138/130
1st Goal: Get to ONEderland Accomplished 3/28/09
2nd Goal: 175lbs Accomplished 5/29/09
3rd Goal: Lose 100 lbs Acomplished 7/13/09
4th Goal: 150lbs Accomplished 8/22/09
5th Goal: Lose 100 lbs SINCE surgery
6th Goal: 130 lbs
7th Goal: to wear a size 8 pants/jeans Accomplished 9/4/09
Final Goal: to weigh in the 120's
~Jenn
Hi, welcome to the board!! Congratulations on your surgery approval...that is an awesome yet scarey feeling i know!!
Keep us updated on how everything goes for you, this board is great support!! :)
~Jenn
heaviest/pre-op/current/goal
262/237/138/130
1st Goal: Get to ONEderland Accomplished 3/28/09
2nd Goal: 175lbs Accomplished 5/29/09
3rd Goal: Lose 100 lbs Acomplished 7/13/09
4th Goal: 150lbs Accomplished 8/22/09
5th Goal: Lose 100 lbs SINCE surgery
6th Goal: 130 lbs
7th Goal: to wear a size 8 pants/jeans Accomplished 9/4/09
Final Goal: to weigh in the 120's
~Jenn
WELCOME. I'm not of any help Post surgery yet, but would love to support ya in your journey. This board is kind of slow, maybe we can get it moving!
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